Living
Generous Thanks
Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk (1824) · From Batavian Anthology (1824)
Living
Once afflicted with fancies, a miserly elf
In a moment of trouble suspended himself:
And a second or two would have ended the clown;
When his servant came in, and with speed cut him down.
But as soon as the miser could give his words scope;
He said, " Tom, I thank you; but — pay for the rope."
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MLA
Huygens, Constantijn. “Generous Thanks.” Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/huygens/4/.
Chicago
Huygens, Constantijn. “Generous Thanks.” Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/huygens/4/.
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